 We are very much concerned that the British government and the American government is so far away from their commitments to human rights, which they are now declining. I mean, it's a negation of all the human rights. And as Western countries, we are convinced that we can be only credible on our sayings about freedom of speech and freedom of the press if we stop persecuting journalists like Julian Assange. In a historic quote on July 6th, the German parliament voted in favor of a petition condemning in the strongest possible terms the psychological torture of journalist Julian Assange and the associated attack on press freedom in Germany and Europe. The decision came after years of campaigning by German MPs from various factions for the release of Assange. Now the parliamentarians are calling for the federal government to end its inaction, respect the vote of the Bundestag and urge its partners in the US and UK to end the political persecution of Julian Assange. We do have a consensus in Germany and I would say in most of the European Union countries, like of course, except the UK government, apparently, we do have cross-party parliamentary groups called Freedom for Julian Assange in the German parliament, in France, in Italy, in Greece, in Austria, in many, many European countries. In Germany we do have a consensus everywhere, the journalists, media outlets, writers, politicians and publishers. They are all for the freedom of Julian Assange and we members of the German parliament. We were very absolutely clear no to the extradition and even the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe was very clear, absolutely clear no to the extradition as well and we are very much concerned that the British government and the American government is so far away from their commitments to human rights which they are now declining. I mean it's a negation of all the human rights and as Western countries we are convinced that we can be only credible on our sayings about freedom of speech and freedom of the press if we stop persecuting journalists like Julian Assange, Julian Assange is not a criminal, Julian is a hero, he made war crimes by the US administration in Iraq, in Afghanistan, public. He should get the Nobel Peace Prize at not jail for his all the days and that's why we are very much concerned. To all the journalists, all the publishers and everyone actually who believes in democracy and human rights. That's why I'm here and calling decent citizen, decent journalists and decent colleagues of the Congress in Washington to stand up for freedom, for liberty and for the human rights. We are worried actually a little bit why it is like this that the country of the First Amendment, the country who is so strictly, so strong in regarding freedom of the speech and freedom of the press is hiding and not saying anything on this issue in this case because in Europe, as I said, a lot of parliamentarians cross-party from conservative liberals, greens, social democrats and leftists, they all are concerned in this case and I wish, if I would have a wish here in the States, I wish my colleagues in the House of Representatives and the Senate will start to protest this grave threat to freedom of speech and freedom of the press. On 3rd July, Julian Assange's birthday, several demonstrations were held in cities across the world demanding his release. What is most scandalous for the French and the whole world is that if we pursue a journalist to have done his job as a journalist who will dare, through the whole world, reveal information that would generate the United States of America, what journalist will dare? Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called on the US authorities to drop the charges against Assange in a statement. He said that during his upcoming visit to Washington on July 12th, he will discuss the issue with his counterpart Joe Biden.